Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313138911121212121111111010101011111111131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15141854231811691652323641084109342227842184198017821587151013751325127312981242925150913361323
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
2.53
8:21AM
2.74
8:53PM
2.73
9:03AM
2.91
9:33PM
2.91
9:45AM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
0.39
2:41PM
0.22
3:00AM
0.19
3:22PM
0.04
3:42AM
0.04
4:02PM
-0.07
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2434211----131----1111--
Temp. °C151615151617171717171716161617161516151516181817
Feels °C (?)1110889101011121212111091010911111214161515
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